NHFDC Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities

The NHFDC Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities is launched by National Handicapped Finance and Development Corporation (NHFDC), Government of India. This scheme is specially launched for disabled students. The objective behind introducing this scheme is to provide financial assistance to the differently-abled students to enable them to pursue professional or technical courses from recognized institutes and get employed/self-employed. This scheme envisages encouraging differently-abled students by providing scholarships and other assistance to pursue professional or technical courses and various skill development courses for their empowerment. Under this scheme, 2500 scholarships will be provided to the differently-abled students throughout the country. 30% scholarships will be reserved for girls. Candidates can apply be qualifying eligibility norms which are mentioned below.

Benefits of NHFDC Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities:

NHFDC Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities provides benefits in the form of financial help and some other benefits

Maintenance allowance will be paid to the students for 10 months Rs. 2500 per month for professional graduate courses and Rs. 3000 per month for Professional postgraduate courses in one academic year

Books stationary allowance will be paid to the candidates perusing professional graduate courses Rs. 6000 per annum and Rs. 10000 per annum for perusing professional postgraduate courses

Eligible courses Graduation/ Post graduation/ Technical courses

Non-refundable fees shall be fully awarded in case of Government/Government-aided institution. In case of private Institutes, the reimbursement would be restricted to similar courses in Government/Government-aided institutions

Visual, Hearing and Orthopedically handicapped differently-abled students, in addition, will be provided aids and appliances, only once during lifetime, as given below

Required eligibility and conditions for applying NHFDC Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities:

Candidate must be permanent resident of India

Candidates parental annual income should not be more than Rs. 3 lakh per annum

A scholarship holder under this scheme will not able avail any other scholarship/stipend for pursuing the course

A candidate who is awarded scholarship for one course, after its completion will be eligible for another course too

Students who pursue their education through correspondence would also be eligible for the scholarship

Students who get admission to a college to pursue technical/professional courses, on the basis of a competitive examination will be eligible for the scholarship without any consideration of percentage of marks at higher secondary/graduation level

Students who get admission in technical/professional courses without facing any competitive examination will also be eligible for the scholarship. However, such students should have not less than 50% marks at higher secondary/graduation level, In case of female students should have not less than 45% marks at higher secondary/graduation level

Scholarship will be awarded for only one course at a time

A scholarship awarded may be canceled if the scholar changes the subject of the course of study for which the scholarship was originally awarded

Scholarship will not be paid for the period of internship/houseman ship in the M.B.B.S. course or for a practical training in any course

The conditions can be changed at any time at the discretion of the Government of India

Document required for applying NHFDC Scholarship Scheme for Students with Disabilities:

Income certificate of parents

Nationality certificate e.g. domicile certificate

Disability certificate

Course fee receipt

Previous year marksheet

Academic records or marksheets

Receipt of eligible assistive devices duly countersigned by the authorized signatory of the institution

Aadhar card

Bank details e.g. IFSC code, MICR code, account number, branch name

Application procedure:

Students, who meet the eligibility criteria indicated in above section, may apply for NHFDC Scholarship by filling online against Scholarship Disabled Students

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